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Saturday April 11, 2020 - Times viewed: 7920 |
 | On 04/10/2020 at 21:08 Clark County Sheriff Deputies responded to 3314 NE 41st St regarding a drive-by shooting to a residence. Several neighbors and witnesses reported hearing shots coming from a passing vehicle. Several shots were fired into the residence from vehicle. There were no reported injuries due to the shooting.
Deputies were flagged down and directed towards a red minivan driving ...
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Friday April 10, 2020 - Times viewed: 7894 |
| SALEM, Oregon - The city Salem announcement:
"We are working diligently to keep our community and our employees as safe as possible. As we’ve heard from our public health agencies, the best way to reduce the spread of the virus is to stay home, and to practice social distancing when we must go out. This week, we all received new guidance from the CDC on how to protect each other from further ...
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Friday April 10, 2020 - Times viewed: 7902 |
| Seaside, Oregon – In response to the “Stay Home, Save Lives” executive order from Gov. Kate Brown to reduce the effects of the COVID-19 virus, Seaside Fire Chief Joey Daniels issued a temporary burn ban today on most outdoor burning until further notice.
Effective today, April 10, 2020, Seaside Fire & Rescue is closing all outdoor yard debris burning of piles or barrels in the city limits of Se ...
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Thursday April 9, 2020 - Times viewed: 7856 |
On Wednesday, April 1 the West Linn City Council voted 5-0 to conduct an independent investigation into the City’s handling of Michael Fesser’s tort claim against the City from the date it was received through the date a settlement was reached with the City’s insurance carrier. This work will be performed by an outside investigator with no connection to the City of West Linn or its staff. The scope will include how the City Council, City Manager, City Attorney, and other staff received information on this matter, as well as how the Police Department responded to the claim. The scope is not intended to overlap with investigations currently underway by the Department of Justice and local District Attorneys into potential criminal or civil rights charges in the Fesser case.
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West Linn Police Chief Terry Kruger repeatedly and vigorously defended his department’s questionable arrest of a Portland man during private meetings before the mayor and City Council, newly released documents show.
Kruger’s comments in the closed-door executive sessions appear to contradict more recent public statements distancing himself from the controversial 2017 arrest of Michael Fes ...
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Tuesday April 7, 2020 - Times viewed: 7818 |
On Monday at 9:20 AM, reports of an aircraft crash near Daybreak Airport sent emergency responders to investigate. The area was near the 4100 block of NE JA Moore Road in the Battle Ground/La Center area of north Clark County. A resident on a hillside to the west of the Airport reported seeing an ultralight airplane possibly crash near the runway. Daybreak Airport is a private grass airstrip.
Upon arrival, EMS personnel and deputies located the small aircraft, which had crashed several hundred yards from the runway in some brush alongside the East Fork of the Lewis River. The pilot and lone occupant of the airplane was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Deputies are currently at the crash site, and NTSB personnel have been notified. The incident is under investigation. Notification of next of kin is pending, and the name of the pilot is not being officially released at this time. ...
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Sunday April 5, 2020 - Times viewed: 7955 |
PORTLAND, Ore. — Health officials said Saturday that four more people died from the coronavirus in Oregon, raising the state's death toll to 26.
Oregon Health Authority also said there are 100 new cases of COVID-19 in the state, bringing the statewide total to 999.
The OHA released the following information about those victims:
Oregon’s 23rd COVID-19 death is a 65-year-old man in Marion County, who tested positive on March 26, 2020, and died on April 2, 2020, at Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center. He had underlying medical conditions.
Oregon’s 24th COVID-19 death is a 59-year-old man in Multnomah County, who tested positive on March 24, 2020, and died on April 3, 2020, at his residence. He had underlying medical conditions.
Oregon’s 25th COVID-19 death is a 77-year-old woman in Multnomah County, who tested positive on March 30, 2020, and died on April 2, 2020, at her residence. She had underlying medical conditions.
Oregon’s 26th COVID-19 death is a 64-year-old woman in Multnomah County, who tested positive on March 23, 2020, and died on April 1, 2020, at Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center. She had underlying medical conditions.
The new cases reported Saturday are in th ...
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Sunday April 5, 2020 - Times viewed: 7851 |
| ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York is poised to get over 1,100 ventilators from Oregon and China as it scrambles to line up more breathing machines for the sickest coronavirus patients, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Saturday.
The Chinese government and billionaires Jack Ma and Joseph Tsai, the co-founders of the online marketplace Alibaba, facilitated a gift of 1,000 ventilators that were due to arrive Satu ...
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Saturday April 4, 2020 - Times viewed: 7804 |
PORTLAND, Oregon - A suspect was arrested after a commercial burglary in a neighborhood recently hit by similar crimes. On Saturday April 4, 2020, at 5:46 a.m., East Precinct officers responded to the report of a burglary alarm at a medical clinic in the 6800 block of Southeast Foster Road. Officers were aware there had been recent commercial burglaries in the area.
Upon arrival, officers learned the exterior chain link fence had been cut. A neighbor told officers someone had just jumped the fence of the business and ran through the neighbor's yard.
Additional officers responded and saw a vehicle was driving recklessly from the area. The vehicle was stopped and the driver was identified as Cruz Ortiz Jr, 35 (photo) of Portland.
Inside of the vehicle, officers found burglary tools and a phone with a police scanner app running (photos). Ortiz was booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center on charges of Attempted Burglary in the Second Degree, Possession of Burglary Tools, and Possession of Methamphetamine.
Burglary detectives are conducting follow up to determine if Ortiz can be linked to any other crimes.
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Saturday April 4, 2020 - Times viewed: 7806 |
| PORTLAND, Oregon — COVID-19 has claimed four more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll from 22 to 26, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 8 a.m. today.
Oregon Health Authority also reported 100 new cases of COVID-19 as of 8 a.m. today, bringing the statewide total to 999. The new COVID-19 cases reported today are in the following counties: Benton (2), Clackamas (12), Columbia (2) ...
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Monday March 30, 2020 - Times viewed: 7907 |
| PORTLAND, Ore. – Twelve staff members at the Oregon Health and Science University (or OHSU) have tested positive for coronavirus, the hospital president said during a press conference Monday.
Officials said there were 56 more employees awaiting test results.
OHSU president Danny Jacobs said they were able to identify the cases thanks to increased testing at the hospital.
The announcement ...
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Monday March 30, 2020 - Times viewed: 7888 |
| PORTLAND, Oregon — The COVID-19 virus has killed three people in Oregon, bringing the state’s death toll to 16.
There are 58 new cases of COVID-19 and with Oregon now with 606 known cases.
The new COVID-19 cases reported Monday are from counties across the state: Benton (1), Clackamas (1), Deschutes (2), Douglas (4), Jackson (1), Josephine (4), Lane (2), Marion (14), Multnomah (9), Polk (2), ...
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Monday March 30, 2020 - Times viewed: 7861 |
| Wilsonville — March 30, 2020 — The Oregon Association of Nurseries (www.oan.org) is publishing an online list of nursery and greenhouse businesses that have indicated they are hiring seasonal and temporary help.
As unemployment rates skyrocket during the COVID-19 outbreak, this list provides the contact information of potential employers for anyone who may have recently been laid off or displa ...
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Monday March 30, 2020 - Times viewed: 7735 |
| SALEM, Oregon - Beginning Tuesday, March 31, the Salem Area Mass Transit District is suspending its local and regional service until further notice.
The paratransit service, Cherriots LIFT, will provide life-sustaining trips only, including appointments for medical care and dialysis treatment.
“In the interest of public health and safety, we are temporarily suspending service,” said General ...
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Monday March 30, 2020 - Times viewed: 7863 |
| Salem, Ore. – The City of Salem continues to alter downtown Salem parking during the COVID-19 pandemic to allow downtown customers to conduct their business quickly, to protect or community by limiting exposure and risk, and returning home to respect the State of Oregon stay-at-home order.
Beginning Wed., Apr. 1, 2020 ...
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Monday March 30, 2020 - Times viewed: 7814 |
| The victim in the shooting earlier today in the South Tabor Neighborhood was pronounced deceased at the scene. The victim is believed to be an adult male. His identity will be released after next of kin are notified.
Portland Police Bureau Homicide Detectives are on-scene and are coordinating with members of the Forensic Evidence Division. Investigators are currently gathering information and f ...
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Monday March 30, 2020 - Times viewed: 7810 |
When they meet in coming days to address the escalating coronavirus pandemic, Oregon lawmakers are likely to temporarily halt evictions and foreclosures, ratchet up financial assistance to struggling businesses and residents, and resurrect a bill that makes it easier to site homeless shelters.
Those are among 15 proposals recommended by a special joint committee on handling the disease COVID-19. They were sent along to House Speaker Tina Kotek and Senate President Peter Courtney last week.
“The novel coronavirus pandemic is unlike any challenge we have ever faced as legislators and unlike anything we have experienced in our lifetimes,” the chairs of the coronavirus committee, Sen. Arnie Roblan and Rep. Paul Holvey, wrote in a letter. “It was always our first priority to identify what action that the Legislature could take in the very near future to provide resources and direction that would assist the response efforts and dramatically slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus, recognizing the extreme negative impacts on human health and our economy.”
The specifics of many proposals are still up in the air. Some could be altered by legislative leaders in the drafting process. O ...
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Monday March 30, 2020 - Times viewed: 7665 |
| PORTLAND, Oregon - On Saturday March 28 2020 at 10:51 a.m. Portland Police responded to a stabbing in the 1000 Block of North Marine Drive. North Precinct Officers arrived and located an adult male who was bleeding from what appeared to be a stab wound. Officers learned there had been a disturbance preceding the injury involving a known subject.
The man was transported to an area hospital by am ...
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Monday March 30, 2020 - Times viewed: 7624 |
This morning, just before 1:00 am, a resident came to the police department to report her home, which is located in the 1200 block of Johnson St., had been burglarized about 30 minutes prior. She told officers that her roommate thought he had been dreaming when he saw a person inside their bedroom. When fully awoke, he realized he hadn’t been dreaming.
He found his garage door open and several items missing from inside their house and truck. Patrol officers responded to the area and began looking for the suspect. At about 1:30 am, officers saw a person matching the suspect description in the area.
When officers attempted to speak with him, he ran on foot and was caught a short distance from the scene. When the suspect was arrested, he still had property on his person. The remaining property was later located in a nearby apartment.
The suspect was identified as 22-year-old Moniel D. Dennis. Officer learned Mr. Dennis found the victim’s vehicle unlocked and used the garage door opener from the vehicle to enter the residence. While inside the residence, Mr. Dennis went through the house and stole several electronic items, some were inside the victim’s bedroom. Mr. Den ...
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Saturday March 28, 2020 - Times viewed: 7739 |
| This story is being offered free of charge as a public service. Please consider a subscription to the Statesman Journal so we can continue to offer stories like this.
The Pacific Northwest is closing outdoor recreation on a scale never previously imagined.
In the quest to contain COVID-19, and follow state-issued orders for people to stay home, the U.S. Forest Service will close all develo ...
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Saturday March 28, 2020 - Times viewed: 7734 |
| PORTLAND, OreGON – Health officials identified 98 more cases of coronavirus in Oregon on Friday, bringing the state’s total to 414.
The Oregon health Authority also reported another death from COVID-19. So far, 12 people have died statewide from the virus.
Oregon’s 12th COVID-19 death is an 82-year-old woman in Marion County. She tested positive on March 20, and died March 25 at Salem Hospit ...
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Saturday March 28, 2020 - Times viewed: 7743 |
| Oregon City’s Commissioners have declared a local state of emergency on March 27, 2020 which takes effect immediately.
Taking this action allows City staff greater flexibility to address the hazards posed by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). This is not a “public health emergency” declaration, this is to facilitate more expedient coordination with other public agencies and quicker deplo ...
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Saturday March 28, 2020 - Times viewed: 7597 |
| A suspect shot and killed a dog as it was being walked by its caretaker, and the Gun Violence Reduction Team is requesting help from the community.
On Friday, March 27, 2020 at 3:38p.m., North Precinct officers were dispatched to the report of a shooting at North Chautauqua Boulevard and North Willis Boulevard. When officers arrived they found a dog with a possible gunshot wound. There were no ...
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Wednesday March 25, 2020 - Times viewed: 7615 |
ust after noon, callers to 911 reported that a two-story home was engulfed in flames in the 11000 block of SW 109th Avenue in Tigard. Firefighters arrived within four minutes and began to attack the fire from the outside. (Click here to download video of firefighting efforts: https://vimeo.com/tvfr/download/400419453/cf7a0df538 )
While some firefighters worked to douse flames from the outside, others tried to work their way into the home to tackle hot spots and conduct a search. Their search efforts were significantly hampered by an extensive amount of clutter and smoke.
Sadly, firefighters located an unresponsive person in the kitchen of the home. It’s unclear whether the person had perished before or during the fire. Fire investigators will be working to determine where and how the fire started and a medical examiner from Washington County will be conducting a death investigation. ...
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Wednesday March 25, 2020 - Times viewed: 7604 |
| Salem, OR—The Oregon Department of Revenue is making temporary changes to protect taxpayers and staff and help slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19.
Beginning March 25, the Revenue Building in Salem and all regional field offices will close to the general public until further notice. Services and payments will be available by appointment only.
To make an appo ...
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Wednesday March 25, 2020 - Times viewed: 7600 |
| SHERWOOD, Oregon - With the new restrictions imposed by Governor Brown, the City of Sherwood has developed a new resource page for businesses and employees affected by the Covid-19 crisis on their city webpage. The new site provides a range of information and direct links to a variety of federal, state and private resources and will be updated as new information becomes available.
“Like many ...
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Monday March 23, 2020 - Times viewed: 7728 |
SALEM, Oregon - Pressure continues to mount for Oregon Gov. Brown to call a statewide stay-at-home order as the coronavirus outbreak widens.
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler appealed to the governor directly, calling on social media for a statewide order and saying he was ready to implement a Portland-specific directive on Monday if Brown didn’t act. His appeal came the same day Oregon health officials announced another coronavirus death, the state’s fifth, and 24 new cases of the virus.
All this brings Oregon’s number of known cases of the coronavirus to 161. Oregon now has five known deaths from COVID-19.
OHA reported new diagnosed cases of the virus Sunday in the following counties: 13 in Washington County, three in Marion County, two cases each in Benton and Yamhill Counties and one case each in Clackamas, Deschutes, Lane, and Multnomah counties.
Oregon’s fifth COVID-19 related death was a veteran in his 90s living at the Oregon Veterans’ Home in Lebanon. He tested positive on March 11 with underlying health conditions.
Oregon health officials also announced Sunday $4 million in state funding for local public health authorities, nine federally recognized tribes in Or ...
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Monday March 23, 2020 - Times viewed: 7605 |
| Seaside, Ore. – March 22, 2020 – In response to a heavy influx of visitors over the weekend during the COVID-19 pandemic emergency and by virtue of the passage of Resolution #3954, Section 2, passed on Saturday, March 21, the City of Seaside will be restricting access to all public buildings and all access to city parks, streams and beach areas that run parallel to the city limits. Beach areas in ...
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Monday March 23, 2020 - Times viewed: 7600 |
| On 3/21/2020 at 3:28 pm, McMinnville Officers and McMinnville Fire Department EMS responded to a crash involving a single motor vehicle and the operator of a motor assisted scooter in the 2100 block of NE Lafayette Avenue.
Initial investigation reveals that the driver of a 2003 Nissan Xterra, Luis Vargas Garcia, 23, of McMinnville, was exiting the driveway of Redwood Commons Apartmen ...
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Saturday March 21, 2020 - Times viewed: 7600 |
| PORTLAND, Oregon - A victim was treated for a non-life threatening gunshot wound after a shooting in the Montavilla Neighborhood.
On Friday, March 20, 2020 at 9:11p.m., North Precinct officers were dispatched to a report of shots being heard in the 8700 block of Northeast Hassalo Street. When officers arrived they located evidence of a shooting, but there were no victims or suspects. Officers d ...
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Thursday March 19, 2020 - Times viewed: 7601 |
The layoffs surrounding the coronavirus outbreak are undoubtedly having an immediate impact on Oregon's economy, but right now officials aren't sure exactly how deep that impact will go.
Oregon's Employment Department says the number of unemployment insurance claims rose from about 800 on Sunday (March 16) to nearly 18,500 on Tuesday (March 18).
People trying to file unemployment claims apparently faced delays in accessing the online system Tuesday night because of the crush of filings.
"Overnight, we did some maintenance for our online claim system," said Gail Krumenauer, interim communications director for the Oregon Employment Department. "And today [Wednesday] so far it is working much faster and more effectively for people who are trying to get through online. In addition, as of tomorrow, we will have another new contact center that's open. So we're increasing the number of people who are able to help those who are affected by this pandemic."
Officials with the department say laid off workers shouldn't wait to file for unemployment, even if they only think their layoff is temporary, because no one really knows how long it will last.
Some people have seen delays ...
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